Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani

News about Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

Chronology of Coverage

May. 22, 2013

Iranians are shocked by vetting panel decision to bar presidential candidacy of Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, former president and founding father of the revolution; winner of June election will almost certainly be drawn from slate of conservative candidates in Iran's ruling camp, putting last major state institution under their control, first time since 1979 that all state institutions were under control of one faction. MORE

May. 18, 2013

Iran's former president Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, who suffered humiliating defeat to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in 2005 presidential election, is attempting a comeback, registering to run in upcoming election; though once widely reviled, his reputation as economic pragmatist and modernizer seems to be hitting responsive chord with Iranian public. MORE

May. 13, 2013

Two game-changing politicians--Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei, protege of Pres Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, and former Pres Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani--sign up at last minute as candidates for Iran's presidential elections, drawing ire of country's governing establishment. MORE

May. 12, 2013

Former Iranian Pres Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, who was soundly defeated by Pres Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in 2005 election, and Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei, protege of Ahmadinejad, register at last minute as presidential candidates; both are out of favor with country's leaders and candidacies could shake up presidential race. MORE

Dec. 27, 2012

Four children of influential former Iranian president Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani are suing a lawmaker allied to the current president for describing their family as a corrupt 'octopus'; conflict has rekindled bitterness between country's conservative and moderates. MORE

Iran’s state television announced Tuesday that Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, a two-term former president who called for greater freedom during protests in 2009, has been barred from running in next month’s election to succeed President Mahmoud...

Former Iranian president Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani assailed the government’s handling of the post-election unrest as limited skirmishes between security forces and protesters broke out on the streets of Tehran.